There is heavy traffic and reduced lanes on the Île-aux-Tourtes bridge, a busy span that connects Vaudreuil-Dorion to Montreal. Local business owners are feeling the pinch.
New data indicate that a majority of businesses in Vaudreuil-Dorion are suffering because of the ongoing work on the Ile-aux-Tourtes bridge. According to a survey, the construction is taking a toll and many local spots aren't sure if they will survive. Global’s Felicia Parrillo has more.Barbara Kanduth owns a trio of restaurants just west of the island of Montreal, but the constant work and lane closures on a major bridge means local businesses like hers are feeling the pinch.
“I’m very sad for them,” he said of merchants’ concerns. “We understand very much what they have to live and what we want to say is we’re going to help them.” “They’ve been sitting in traffic for two hours. They just want to go home and they don’t want to stop anywhere else. You really, really see it.”
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